Bound to my Enemy novel Chapter 169

Chapter 169: Chapter 169.

"You were the reason he chose someone else," she says.

"That wasn’t my fault, I didnt want to be here in the first place."

"I know that now."

"But back then I didn’t care."

The air feels heavir again and Claire takes in a breath.

"There was only one thing about you that Zane didn’t know."

My stomach tightens instinctivel, I don’t like where this is going one bit.

"What are you talking about?"

Claire’s eyes hold mine now.

"That night....."

My heart stutters.

"What night?"

But I already know what she’s talking about ...Claire answers anyway.

"The night that man raped you."

Instantly memories try to crawl up from somewhere deep and buried but I shove them back down immediately..

My voice turns cut

"Don’t."

Claire nods slightly.

"That’s exactly why."

Something inside me begins to shake.

"What?"

"That was the only thing," she says carefully.

"The only thing I never told Zane about you, then it was because despite him putting me up to being your friend I....I started to like you and see you as an actual friend, so I thought to hide that and protect that little secret of yours."

My chest tightens painfully as her words start coming faster now.

" I never reported it to him."

"I never told him who the man was."

"I never told him what had happened."

"So I used it..."

I stare at her

"What?"

Claire presses her lips together for a moment then....she says it.

"I contacted him."

My heart slams against my ribs.

"That man..."

The room spins. 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂

"I contacted him and asked him to come to the club."

My voice comes out strangled.

"You did what?"

Claire’s eyes flick away for a moment.

"And I invited you out to that club too..... I knew how hurt Zane would be..especially his fragile ego. How he would feel knowing that something like that was happening under his nose, In his club "

My brain refuses to process the sentence.

"You’re lying."

"I’m nt unfortunately"

Rage starts building in my chest like a fire

"You knew what that man did to me," I whisper.

Claire’s shoulders tense.

"I know."

"You watched me fall apart after that!"

My voice cracks loudly now.

"You saw what that did to me!"

My hands are shaking.

"You knew how bad my mental health went to hell after that."

Claire looks miserable now.

"I didn’t think he’d....."

"Don’t!" I shout.

My voice echoes through the room.

"Don’t even dare finish that sentence."

My breathing is uneven and my chest hurts.

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